Il faut, autant qu'on peut, obliger tout le monde: On a sou… - Jean de La Fontaine

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Il faut, autant qu'on peut, obliger tout le monde:
On a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soi.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Jean de La Fontaine (July 8 1621 – April 13 1695) is a famous French fabulist and the most widely read French poet of the 17th century.

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Alternative Names: J. de La Fontaine • Jean de la Fontaine • Jean de Lafontaine

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We then saw what St. Jerome said of those who serve God and those who serve the world: "Each to the other we seem insane": Invicem insanire videmur. There is a never-ending duel between the two.

[On] est bien fou de cerveau
Qui prétend contenter tout le monde et son père.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Il faut, autant qu'on peut, obliger tout le monde: On a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soi. - Jean de La Fontaine

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